Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 74 | 121 | 167 | 167 | 134 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 133 | 131 | 121 | 157 | 199 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:25PM1.39m | 2:50PM1.31m | 8:33AM1.08m | 4:48PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.37m | 11:54PM0.31m | 10:56AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 135 | 74 | 121 | 167 | 167 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 184 | 184 | 15 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 199 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 71 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 11 | 120 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 61 | 8 | 59 | 59 | 68 | 157 | 23 | 15 | 56 | 32 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | S 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 110 | 134 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 9 | 60 | 133 | 131 | 121 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 18 | 8 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 109 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 142 | 56 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 142 | 33 | 27 | 19 |
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